'Foy or Fang: Which was who Snape must protect? (Was Re: Snape-the Hero...)

[Sydney]

No: HPFGUIDX 143367


> Hekatesheadband wrote:
> >
> > Harry was not in a position to help Fang. Snape was, but he didn't.
> > It's not the crux of anyone's character or any plot element.
> > It's just the last nail in Snape's coffin for me.
 
Saturniia:
 However, at the time of the burning and Snape 
> and Malfoy's flight from the school, *saving* Fang could've been the 
> final nail in Snape's coffin.


Aside from everything else--the fact that neither Harry nor Snape had
time to deal with Fang, given that they were fighting a duel at the
time; the fact that Snape was also trying to divert the other DE's
from attacking Harry, and hustle them off the grounds ASAP;  the fact
that the whole reason this was brought up was that Snape is described
as being in as much pain emotionally as Fang was physically-- aside
from all this-- dude, Snape just killed DUMBLEDORE in part to preserve
his cover.  He's not going to throw it away to save Hagrid's dog, and
I don't know if going around rescuing puppies is the best way to keep
up your hard-core DE rep.

In any event, I don't know if a simple 'accio Fang' would do it--
wouldn't that just yank Fang through the cabin walls?  I don't think
that would be very healthy either.

--Sydney, who is also an animal-lover, but within the bounds of reason